§3102. Administrative enforcement of orders
1. Documents to state information agency. A party residing in another state or a support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order shall send the documents required for registering the order to the department.
[PL 2009, c. 95, §59 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
2. Consider and enforce. Upon receipt of the documents, the department, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this chapter.
[PL 2009, c. 95, §59 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 436, §34 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 95, §59 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER WITHOUT REGISTRATION
19-A §3101. Employer's receipt of out-of-state income-withholding order
19-A §3101-A. Employer's compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order
19-A §3101-B. Employer's compliance with 2 or more income-withholding orders
19-A §3101-C. Immunity from civil liability
19-A §3101-D. Penalties for noncompliance
19-A §3101-E. Option to appoint department as payment agent (REPEALED)